Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Book Level
3.9
Points
6.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
42177
Points per Word
0.000142
Page Count
262
Points per Page
0.022901
Description
First published in 1968, this story is inspired by the author's childhood in Rio de Janeiro, surviving physical and emotional abuse. Zezé's story relates the healing powers of imagination and nurturing friendship.Book includes profanity and violence.